Ferrari hint at Schumacher return

• Luca di Montezemolo proposes three cars per team • Move could mean Schumacher returning next seasonLuca di Montezemolo, the Ferrari president, wants each Formula One team to have the right to run three cars in the world championship, a move which could mean Michael Schumacher returning to the sport from next season.Schumacher has withdrawn from his planned role as Felipe Massa's stand-in alongside Kimi Raikkonen in the European grand prix at Valencia on 23 August but Di Montezemolo made it clear that Ferrari would be leading an initiative to get the rules changed for 2010.He claimed it would be better for the places on the grid vacated by BMW Sauber, which will withdraw from formula one at the end of the year, to be filled by third cars from established teams rather than by unproven newcomers.Such a development would echo the trend of the 1950s when Mercedes, Ferrari, Maserati and Vanwall ran three-, sometimes four-car teams, quite regularly."We are continuing to fight until every team has the right to start with three cars in the next season," Di Montezomolo told La Stampa. "I prefer three McLaren and three Renault to three 'whatevers'. With BMW gone, there is not much to say, but lots to do."Whether the necessary unanimous agreement of the teams could be reached to facilitate a deal whereby Schumacher could "guest" alongside Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso at Ferrari in 2010 remains to be seen.Michael SchumacherFerrariFormula OneSauberMotor sportAlan Henryguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2009 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds

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